Daily Prayer
A Prayer about the One Who Is Trustworthy and True
Write this down for these words are trustworthy and true. Revelation 21:5. Trustworthy and True Father, We are distressed to learn that many of the leaders and institutions we have put our trust in, even spiritual ones, are not trustworthy and true. In fact, some...
A Prayer about Remembering and Telling Our Stories
"O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past— stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us." Psalm 78:1-2...
A Prayer about How We Can Love God and Our Neighbors
Triune God, In a day when hatred seems more common than love, when mocking seems more common than meekness, when taking offense seems more common than taking up our cross, we confess, the greatest commandment seems impossible. And yet, you have not only called us...
A Prayer about a King Riding a Donkey
Everlasting King, As we approach the anniversary of the day Jesus entered Jerusalem as a king riding on a donkey, give us eyes to see him and minds to comprehend this amazing vision. The prophet Zechariah foretold this day, exhorting the people of Israel: Rejoice...
A Prayer about Moving into Suffering
Lord Jesus, Enlarge our imaginations so that we might walk with you on the day you told your disciples this alarming news. You were marching resolutely toward Jerusalem, toward your certain suffering and death. Your face was “set like a flint” (Isaiah 50:7), ...
A Prayer about Not Being Foolish
All-Wise God, May we heed Paul’s words about wisdom and foolishness, so that we might avoid being foolish, so that we might become truly wise. Paul is right—the message of the cross: the true story that you sent your only Son as the perfect Savior for our sins, ...
A Prayer about Giving Thanks to Our God
Loving Lord, May we address you as this psalmist does: Firmly, emphatically, declaring: “You are my God,” not my children, my work, my dating life, my sports, my home, or any other thing on this earth that we sometimes serve and worship. And oh, how thankful we...
A Prayer about the Year of the Lord’s Favor
Lord Jesus, Yesterday we prayed about your merciful mission: to bind up hearts broken by sin and sorrow, to free us from hearts imprisoned by sin and evil. Today, we continue to meditate on the jaw-dropping truth that you came to bring God’s “favor,” his...
A Prayer about True Liberty to Captives
Lord Jesus, May we stop our scrolling for one minute to consider your merciful mission: When a bully taunts our child; when our child turns his heart away from you, Our hearts break. When trusted allies become enemies, when we act like enemies toward trusted...
A Prayer about Jesus’ Mission
Lord Jesus, Dazzle us again with this strange but good news: You weren’t just a man who decided to go about preaching. You were “anointed,” set apart for a special mission, designated to be a different kind of king. You weren’t anointed by the board of your church...